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Jurong lake Is a freshwater lake,it has been there since 2005.Together with its park,which is build in 2006 .Since then there was alot of human activities there,people do their water sports as it is cheap and convinient.School nearbys which have water sports as their cca goes there for it.Students which are stressed because of studying may go there and talk a stroll to relive stress.It was also a natural habitat for those animals living in Jurong Lake Park.

Wednesday, August 25, 2010

Part E

The park is very important to the residents,as there are many many trees there it provides a continuous supply of fresh oxygen for the residents.ITs circulates the air around the place too,its also provides shades for residents who wan to take a stroll around the park,for people to excersise there too.THe park too also provides entertainment too,examples water sports for people to have leisure,and for schools nearby which have water sports as their cca.Then its too provides playground and excersise corner for the children and adults to excersise there and children to have fun there.In my opinion i find that the importance of the biodiversity is very important,because without out some animals in the park the food chain will be lost,and when the food chain is broken the animals would starve and soon the population of animals in the park will be extinct.Then when there is no life there means there willl be no death too,this leads to the plants.The dead bodies of animals provides nutrients for the plant to be able to grow healthy and strong.Without the animals they will not be able to germinate that well anymore.If the park is lifeless no residents would want to visit the place anymore.Park Visitors can help by to protect the environment by lending a helping hand whenever they saw someone littering,they could warn them about the consequences of littering.the park visitors too could help in saving the environment they could participate in -PLANT A TREE- program.The program is to plant a new young tree and help to replace the old and damaged tree in the park :D

Part C


The picture above shows that people throw their litter in rivers and washed up on shores.

I think that the park officials should hang up more signs cautioning park users not to litter the park and keep the park clean for other park users.If a park user saw someone littering they would think,"OH ITS OK TO litter NO one CAreS."So i think public behaviour is very important.If we litter in the lake,the fish would probably think that its food and would try to devour them.Similarly when you litter land,The land animals would probably try to eat them to,SO this would AFFect THeir diet and they may not get adapt to eat and may die.If they die the food chain will be affected too.

PARt B:The Bird nest Fern :D
Bird's-nest ferns is a common name applied to several related species of ferns in the genusAsplenium. They grow in a tight, nest-like clump with a linguate leaf rosette and are usuallyepiphytic, growing in trees. Bird's-nest Fern may also be seen growing on rocks and they will grow in the ground, too.

Part B:The hooded pitta
Hooded Pittas can reach a length of 16 to 19 cm and a weight of 42 to 70 g. Their diet consists of various insects (including their larvae), which they hunt on the ground, and berries. In the breeding period, which lasts from February to August, they build nests on the ground; both parent take care of the eggs and the fledglings. They are highly territorial and their fluty double-noted whistle calls ("qweeek-qweeek") can be constantly heard from their territories, sometimes throughout the nights.

Part B:SNail Eggs
These snails are a tropical/subtropical species, not normally known to withstand water temperatures much below 50oF. However, they can withstand short periods of cold by burrowing into the muddy bottom of a waterbody.

Part B:THe bracket fungus
Characteristically, they produce shelf- or bracket-shaped fruiting bodiescalled conks that lie in a close planar grouping of separate or interconnected horizontal rows. Brackets can range from only a single row of a few caps, to dozens of rows of caps that can weigh several hundred pounds and are mainly found on trees, and resemble mushrooms. Some form annual fruiting bodies while others are perennial and grow larger year after year. Bracket fungi are typically tough and sturdy and produce their spores, called basidiospores, within the pores that typically make up the undersurface.

Part B:The monitor lizard
Monitor lizards are usually large reptiles, although some can be as small as 12 centimeters in length. They have long necks, powerful tails and claws, and well-developed limbs.
Part B:The Giant SNaill
Like almost all pulmonate gastropods, these snails are hermaphrodites, having male and female sex organs. The shells of these snails often grow to a length of 18 cm with a diameter of 9 cm, however certain examples have been surveyed in the wild at 30x15cm, making them the largest extant land snail species known
Part B:The PONG PONG
Pong Pong is commonly known as Cerbera odollam,Suicide tree and Othalanga. It is a species of tree native to India and other parts of Southern Asia. It grows preferentially in coastal salt swamps and in marshy areas. It grows wild along the coast in many parts of Kerala, India and has been grown as a hedge between home compounds. It yields a potent poison, often used for suicide or murder.


Part B:This type of flower is call ixora.
Ixora is a genus of 529 species in the family Rubiaceae, consisting of tropical evergreen trees and shrubs. Though native to the tropical and subtropical areas throughout the world, its centre of diversity is in tropical areas in Asia, especially India, Ixora now grows commonly in subtropical climates in the United States, such as Florida. Ixora is also commonly known as West Indian Jasmine. Other common names include rangan, kheme, ponna, chann tanea, techi, pan, santan, jarum-jarum, Jungle flame, Jungle geranium, and many more. Plants possess leathery leaves, ranging from 3 to 6 inches in length, and produce large clusters of tiny flowers in the summer. Members of Ixora prefer acidic soil, and are suitable choices for bonsai.
Part B:
This intresting plant i came across(plant)
This plant seeds may be dispersed by an exploding action.From the structure of this plant and the action of opening the 'shell' i can tell that it uses an exploding action.

Part B:
These are some pictures i took during the trip to jurong lake park :D
The picture that i took above is the something like a corn but is red in colour i have no idea what is it name.
Its attracts insects to it.i Think that maybe the nectar from this plant is sweet,judging by its attractive colour too,if i was a insect i would also surely went to this flower and suck its nectar :D








Part A:
I saw some flowers along the roads on jogging paths,i think that these type of planting design suits the style.See it can help to replenish the oxygen around the atmosphere providing us with fresh air to circulate to allow us the take in the amount of oxygen we need.I also saw some water activities including water sports like canoe-ing,Dragonboating,rowing and so on.I too also saw that the amount of people jogging there is quite high.I think that this may be due to the fresh air and the cool lake breeze that brush across their face when the jog.There also alot of varieties of flowers and trees.Example some trees that i saw was so high and big.Some were just planted.I think they will plant more young trees as to replace the old trees found there.The flowers were also very fragant and beautiful.I believed that the people who jog there can enjoy the scenery of the lake and as well have a fresh and lively environment filled with flowers and trees. :D